Improvement in projectiles



J.G.HOPE.

Projeotile. N0.107,909. Patented Ooh 4,1870.

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Lenen Patent No. 107,909, dma october 4,1870.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES G. HOPE, of Topeka, in the county of Shawneeand State ot Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement inProject-iles; and I do' hereby and exact ble others skilled in t same,reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of thisspecification, hv

Figures l and 2 are detail views of balls made .in acconlance with myinvention.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parte.A Y

-My'invention has for its object to furnish an improvement in balls 'andotherprojcctiles, by means of which the ball or other projectile m'ay befired in curved lines with-the same accuracy as in straight lines; andIt consists in constructing the ball with a curved tiat piece upon itsbase, whether used with or without a. curved' ilat scribed. i I

A represents the body of the projectile, which may made in any of thewell-known forms used in the point, .as hereinafter more fully de- -Uponthe base'of the body A is formed a rearwardly-projecting piece or plate,B, which is made t, as shown in fig. 1, to take a good hold upon theair, and is curved, as` shown in fig. 2, to canse. it to more npoh acurved' line.

T e piece or guide B should be curved to exactly correspond wi th'aIportion ofthe line upon which it is desired to have tl e projectionmove.

le forward end .or part of the projection may have a 4iattened point, O,formed upon it, as shown in fig.

1,-which :dattened point should becurved to corre- 4herein shown anddescribed forthnvhether the curved and flattened point 0 he spoud withthe curve ofthe guide B,' as shown in E 2, as an additional guide incausing the projectile to ,move in the desiredline.

The projectiles may be made with or without the curved flattened points0,-as may he desired.

The projectiles thus formed must be used in arms made with straightgrooves or rides, or in arms having' smooth bores, as the guide B orguides B O will prevent the projectile from twisting or revolving d nrling its flight, which greatly increases the range and accuracy ofthefire.

Y t should be observed that the projectile must he placed .l

in any other direction. s

Having' thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Paten 1. The curved,- andiiattened piece or guide B, formed upon the base of aprojectile,snbsta.ntially as and for the purpose set used or not.

2. .lhe cul-'ved and flattened point O, formed upon the forward end of aprojectile, when used in connection with the curved and flattened guideB, formed upon the hase of said projectile, substantially as here.

in shown and described, and forth.

for the purpose set The above-specitcation of my invention signed hy methis 15th day of August, 1870.

JAMES G. HOPE. Witn esscs Juanes T. GRAHAM, T. B. MOSHER.

